Rye News

An historic building in Rye with an interesting past is now being used to cater for those who enjoy a tasty snack or a refreshing soft drink

By Tony McLaughlin The Budgens store on Station Approach in Rye is now fully owned by local grocers Jempson's. The company says that having 100%...

Rye's boxing club faces an important test at the end of May: it will be hosting Rye's first fully competitive boxing show

Rye News is, finally, a reality. Wishful thinking has been turned into a community newspaper. Its Editor, Kenneth Bird, introduces the growing team who are giving their free time - to making a difference

The RNLI has given Priscilla Ryan, widow of the Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan, its highest award for fundraisers. Her efforts span 68 energetic years

Macmillan nurses had 950 runners raising cash for them in this year's London Marathon. One of them was Rachel Comotto of Winchelsea

When two pubs pulled their final pints last year, some Rye bar loungers felt the mists descend. But they're back on their bar stools. Good times are coming

By Dan Lake Male pride was dented when Rye & District Lions held their annual men versus ladies skittles competition at The Kings Head in...

A local food critic, a self-confessed country bumpkin, takes a second bite at what we eat in Rye restaurants. This time he reminds us of how food fashions have changed

By Kenneth Bird Although we have just endured a very long, wet and stormy winter, the prevalence of seasonal flu has been much lower than in...

More films for less money is one of the benefits that springs from the "closure" of the Rye Film Club. The closure is in name only. There will be more foreign films, too

By Richard Comotto The first open gardens day of the year in Winchelsea on Saturday April 26 started with a downpour in the morning that...

The recent ferry disaster in South Korea underlines why emergency teams need "crisis rehearsals" like a recent one aboard P&O's Spirit of Britain

Towns and cities in England usually have a civic mayor, as in Rye, or a directly elected mayor, as in London. Winchelsea's mayors are something else - and some in the town resent the manner of their making

Bonfire night in Rye used to be marred by mob rule. Neale East traces the long road from louts with cudgels to volunteers with charity boxes

Rye Runners did the town proud. Coach Jeff Pyrah came in fourth and won the title for highest placed Sussex man. Farther back in the field, and a bit later, two of his "marathon virgins" completed their first ever race

I heard on local radio that the Government has allocated £15 million for road repairs "in the South" so I do hope at least...

Two local theatre groups Acting Up in Rye and the Icklesham Players are joining forces to mark the centenary of the start of World...

A Rye couple urges us to think long-term about freeing parts of the Citadel of traffic - to the benefit of shops, residents and visitors. They were impressed recently by how three towns in Italy have tackled the same issues

Making a difference matters to the people of Tilling Green. Its local residents' association now in its 11th year is going from strength to strength. Dan Lake describes how teamwork continues to be key to making a better community